Washington — President Donald Trump’s travel ban has been partially revived by the Supreme Court, but his celebratory tweet about the decision belied his government’s confusion about how to turn the ruling into official policy. Hours after the court acted Monday — and after Trump tweeted he was "very grateful" — federal agencies were wrestling with how to interpret and implement the justices’ will. The court’s decision allows the government to deny entry to people from six predominantly Muslim countries who don’t have existing ties to the US — language that requires the government to figure out what it means to have a "bona fide" relationship with American residents or entities. The term isn’t defined in US immigration law. After the court acted, the department of homeland security initially referred questions to the department of justice, which referred questions back to homeland security. State department officials were frustrated trying to figure out how to interpret the ruling, ...
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